Sometimes I lose my way and start imagining the world as it might be. Take, for example, the opera. Of course, I understand the economic factors that prevent runs of more than a handful of shows. And ...

Theater This is opera? With MOT's zany "Mikado" on stage, of course it is Kind of like the Marx Brothers, the tandem of Gilbert and Sullivan were pretty funny all by themselves and their opera, "The ...

The Amore Opera Company will continue its season with a fully staged production of Lehar's romantic operetta, "The Merry Widow." Amore Opera will also be delivering performances for kids and the whole ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Richard Clifford gets a mischievous twinkle in his eye when he talks about the Intermountain ...

The plot may sound twisted, but it’s typical Gilbert and Sullivan. Their comedic opera, “The Mikado,” which the LSU Opera is performing this weekend, is set in the Japanese town of Tipitu, where ...

MOBILE, Alabama-- Even if you've already seen "The Mikado" many times and know all the words to famous songs like "Three Little Maids from School," and "Behold The Lord-High Executioner," you still ...

Members of the Portland Asian community and their allies are asking Light Opera of Portland to stop a planned production of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado" at Alpenrose Dairy later this month. An ...

The genius of Gilbert and Sullivan lies in the kernel of sincerity that is at the very heart of their over-the-top, bawdy burlesques. Syracuse Opera Company’s production of “The Mikado,” directed by ...

It is hard to think of any opera, let alone one billed as a “comedic opera,” that has caused as much furor and debate as “The Mikado,” which has been criticized over the past few years for its ...